Telling Stories • Creating Worlds
Born in the Indonesian tropics, raised in the NYC jungle.
Naomi is a professional writer, editor, and educator from New York City. She was born in Indonesia to odd soul mates—a Javanese countess and royal court dancer mom and a quixotic poet-activist New Yorker dad—and moved to New York City at age 11.
Naomi’s work has appeared in CRAFT Literary, The Best Women’s Travel Writing, VICE, NYLON, i-D, The Hollywood Reporter, Majestic Disorder, Brooklyn Magazine, MTV International, The Parisianist, Billboard, and elsewhere. She received first place in CRAFT Literary’s 2023 Character Sketch Challenge and is the recipient of Sarah Lawrence’s Nancy Lynn Schwartz Prize for Fiction, Silver Medal for the Solas Awards for Best Travel Writing, and honorable mention for Glimmer Train’s Short Story Award. Naomi is currently working on her first book, a memoir—a weave of travel narrative, magical realism, and family folklore. Read more about it here.
Naomi runs The Edit. A one-stop editing shop servicing all your writing needs.
An expert editor, Naomi has a demonstrated history of working with clients on college admissions essays, narrative design, book and project proposals, resumes and cover letters, bios, creative writing projects, academic papers, marketing materials, and more. She knows how to tell anyone’s—and any brand’s—story.
As an applications editor/consultant, Naomi has helped dozen of students gain entry into their top choice schools, including Columbia, Duke, Georgetown, Johns Hopkins, Emory, and NYU, among others.
Teaching Experience:
Introduction to Creative Writing: Poetry and Fiction - NYU College of Arts and Sciences (2 semesters)
Writing Consultant - Columbia University Graduate School of Social Work. Instructed Masters and PhD students on policy and academic writing, argumentation, and APA style.
Business and Its Ethics - NYU Stern School of Business (3 semesters)
Writing Mentor for Social Solutions Project Lab and SolutionsU students at NYU Stern School of Business. Helped students refine their writing skills and develop their own pro-social start-up businesses with 3BL. Panelist at the AshokaU Exchange in Washington D.C. and Nexus Global Youth Summit in NYC on Teaching Social Entrepreneurship in the Classroom.
One-on-one tutor for Writing, English, and ESL students for 8+ years.
CV available upon request.